EDUC-200 Exam 1
Questions & Answers
Schema - ANSWERSTightly organized set of facts about a specific concept or phenomenon.
Script - ANSWERSSchema that involves a predictable sequence of events related to a common
activity.
Learner Centered Instruction - ANSWERSApproach to teaching in which instructional strategies
are chosen largely on the basis of students' existing abilities, predispositions, and needs.
Inclusion - ANSWERSThe practice of educating all students, including those with severe and
multiple disabilities, in neighborhood schools and general education classrooms.
Research Findings on Learners - ANSWERS
Elaboration - ANSWERSCognitive process in which learners embellish on new information based
on what they already know
Teachers, Research, & Best Practice - ANSWERS
Qualitative Research - ANSWERSResearch yielding information that cannot easily be reduced to
numbers; typically involves an in-depth examination of a complex phenomenon.
Quantitative Research - ANSWERSResearch yielding information that is inherently numerical in
nature or can easily be reduced to numbers
, Action Research - ANSWERSResearch conducted by teachers and other school personnel to
address issues and problems in their own schools or classrooms.
Correlational Studies - ANSWERSResearch study that explores possible relationships among two
or more variables
Descriptive Studies - ANSWERSResearch study that enables researchers to draw conclusions
about the current state of affairs regarding an issue but not about correlation or cause-and-
effect relationships
Experimental Studies - ANSWERSResearch study that involves both (1) the manipulation of one
variable to determine its possible effect on another variable and (2) control of additional
variables that might potentially have an impact on the outcome; potentially allows conclusions
about cause-and-effect relationships.
Self-efficacy - ANSWERSBelief that one is capable of executing specific behaviors or reaching
specific goals
Behaviorism - ANSWERSTheoretical perspective in which learning and behavior are described
and explained in terms of stimulus-response relationships
Information Processing Theory - ANSWERSTheoretical perspective that focuses on the specific
ways in which learners mentally think about, or process, new information and events.
Constructivism - ANSWERSTheoretical perspective proposing that learners construct (rather
than passively absorb) knowledge from their experiences.
Stimuli - ANSWERSSpecific object or event that influences an individual's learning or behavior.
Questions & Answers
Schema - ANSWERSTightly organized set of facts about a specific concept or phenomenon.
Script - ANSWERSSchema that involves a predictable sequence of events related to a common
activity.
Learner Centered Instruction - ANSWERSApproach to teaching in which instructional strategies
are chosen largely on the basis of students' existing abilities, predispositions, and needs.
Inclusion - ANSWERSThe practice of educating all students, including those with severe and
multiple disabilities, in neighborhood schools and general education classrooms.
Research Findings on Learners - ANSWERS
Elaboration - ANSWERSCognitive process in which learners embellish on new information based
on what they already know
Teachers, Research, & Best Practice - ANSWERS
Qualitative Research - ANSWERSResearch yielding information that cannot easily be reduced to
numbers; typically involves an in-depth examination of a complex phenomenon.
Quantitative Research - ANSWERSResearch yielding information that is inherently numerical in
nature or can easily be reduced to numbers
, Action Research - ANSWERSResearch conducted by teachers and other school personnel to
address issues and problems in their own schools or classrooms.
Correlational Studies - ANSWERSResearch study that explores possible relationships among two
or more variables
Descriptive Studies - ANSWERSResearch study that enables researchers to draw conclusions
about the current state of affairs regarding an issue but not about correlation or cause-and-
effect relationships
Experimental Studies - ANSWERSResearch study that involves both (1) the manipulation of one
variable to determine its possible effect on another variable and (2) control of additional
variables that might potentially have an impact on the outcome; potentially allows conclusions
about cause-and-effect relationships.
Self-efficacy - ANSWERSBelief that one is capable of executing specific behaviors or reaching
specific goals
Behaviorism - ANSWERSTheoretical perspective in which learning and behavior are described
and explained in terms of stimulus-response relationships
Information Processing Theory - ANSWERSTheoretical perspective that focuses on the specific
ways in which learners mentally think about, or process, new information and events.
Constructivism - ANSWERSTheoretical perspective proposing that learners construct (rather
than passively absorb) knowledge from their experiences.
Stimuli - ANSWERSSpecific object or event that influences an individual's learning or behavior.
